Trousers-hanger



(No ModeL') -A. FEINER. TROUSERS HANGER.

No. 490,646. Patent Q/fv By Afro/mns.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLPI-I FEINER, OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

TROUSERS-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 490,646, dated January31, 1893.

Application led April 6, 1892.

To all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that I, ADOLPH FEINER, of Lexington, in the county ofFayette and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Trousers-Hangers, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

Myinvention relates to an improvement in trousers hangers, and has forits object to provide a simple, durable and economic device capable ofbeing expeditiously and conveniently manipulated and applied to a pairof trousers, in such a manner that when the connection between thetrousers and the hanger is effected the latter will be supportedl insuch a position as to impart to the trousers the most desired shape, andto facilitate the maintenance of that shape.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed which will occupy but little space.

The invention ,consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures and letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective viewof the upper portion of a pair oftrousers; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the trousers hanger,illustrating the trousers as connected therewith; Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of an end portion of the body of the hanger and an attachingdevice connected with said end; Fig. 4. is a vertical section throughone end portion of the body of the hanger, through the attaching devicelocated at that end and through a portion of a pair of trousers, thelatter being illustrated as engaged and supported by the attachingdevice at the front; Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the hanger; Fig. 6 isa longitudinal section through a portion of the body of the hanger,taken practically on the line :2c-:n of Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is atransverse section taken practically on the line tj-y of Fig. 5.

The body A of the 7hanger consists of two strips l0 and l1, preferablymade of metal,

Serial No. 427,988. (No model.)

rectangular in cross section and with smooth side faces and edges. Thesestrips may be of any desired length, and are held to slide one upon theother, being guided in these movements by means of straps 12 and 13, thestrap 13, being attached to the inner end of the strip 10, the strip 11sliding through the strap, and the strap 12 is secured to the strip 11,the strip 10 sliding through it; the straps so engage with the stripsadapted to slide through them that some little force is required to moveone strip upon the other, and after the strips have been placed in thedesired position with relation to each other the tension of the strapsupon them will retain the strips in the required position. A collar let,is held to slide over both body strips between the straps l2 and 13 5and this collar is provided with an extension 15, to which extension ahook 16, or its equivalent, is attached preferablyin a pivotalA manner,as the hook, or whatever equivalent therefor is used, is designed to beengaged with a peg, a nail, or other device from which the hanger is tobe suspended. At each end of the body a clip 17, is attached. The clipsmay be of any suitable 0r approved construction, and are adapted tocarry attaching devices B, the said devices being employed to effect aconnection between the trousers tobe suspended and the body of thehanger.

The attaching devices are of the same construction and comprisepreferably two plates 18 and 19,having a hinge connection at their upperedge, a bail 20, pivotally connected with the upper ends of the plates,andtabs 21 and 22, secured to the plates and extending below them. Thetabs are made of a flexible material such as leather, webbing, fabric,or the equivalent thereof, and each tab has produced therein a buttonhole 23. lf however it is found desirable in practice, the tabs may havea hinged connection at their upper ends and be directly connected withthe bail. are not employed; but when the metal plates are used, the bail20 may constitute a pintle through which the hinge connection iseffected between the plates, as is shown in th drawings.

In this event the metal plates IOO The attaching devices are connectedwith the body of the hanger by causing the bails of the former to engagewith the clips 17 of the latter.

It will be observed that as the body consists of two sliding strips ormembers, the said body may be adjusted to accommodate itself towaist-bands of trousers of dillerent sizes. It will also be observedthat four tabs are employed in connection with the body, two connectedtabs being adapted for engagement with the front buttons ar and a of thetrousers band, and the two other connecting tabs with the rear buttonsa2 and a3 of the band.

In making the attachment to the trousers they are folded so that theintermediate buttons are brought practically face to face; this willcause the fold C in the front of the body of the trousers, as shown inFig. 4, producing the crease in the front of the leg, and causing thelegs to hang straight, one in close engagement with the other. Thisadjustment of the body ot' the trousers will bring the front buttons aand a face to face, and the tabs at one end of the body are connectedwith these two buttons, as shown also in Fig. 2, while the tabs at theopposite end of the body of the hanger are connected with the rearbuttons 0.2 and a3.

As a matter of convenience, before attaching the tabs to the buttons ofthe trousers they may be disengaged from the body, and after theattachment has been made they are again connected with the body throughthe medium of the clips 17, the body at that time being adjusted so asto maintain two sets of tabs a proper distance apart to maintain thetrousersin the folded position required.

It will be observed that this device is not only exceedingly simple,durable and economic, but that it may be expeditiously and convenientlyadjusted to any size of trousers and as conveniently and expeditiouslyconnected therewith or detached therefrom.

IIaving thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent,-

l. As an article of manufacture, a trousers hanger, consisting of a bodycomprising two strips l0 and ll arranged side by side and adapted toslide independently, and tabs arranged in pairs, each tab being tted toreceive a button and a pair of tabs being located at each end of thebody, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. Atrousers hanger, consisting of two body strips l0 and l1 arrangedparallel and adapted to slide independently, and tabs constructed toreceive buttons and arranged in pairs, the tabs of each pair having ahinge connection, and a removable connection between the tabs and thebody strips, as and for the purpose specified.

3. Atrousers hanger, consisting of two body strips or members capable ofsliding' end-wise one upon the other and provided with locking devices,and attaching devices adapted to be located at the ends of the body, thesaid attaching devices consisting of plates having a hinge connection,flexible tabs connected with the plates, said tabs being constructed toreceive buttons, a pivotal connection between the attaching devices andthe body strips or members, and a suspension device connected with thebody strips or members, substantially as and for the purpose specied.

4. In a trousers hanger, the combination, with a body consisting of twostrips held to slide one upon the other, the inner ends of the stripsbeing provided with straps passing through them, and a hanging mechanismadj ustable upon the body strips, of clips located near the ends of thebody strips, and attaching devices carried by the clips, the saidattachin g devices consisting of tabs constructed to receive a button,the said tabs being arranged in pairs, and the tabs of each pair havinga hinge connection, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a trousers hanger, the combination, with the body portion thereof,consisting of two strips having end movement one upon the other, tensiondevices embracing the strips, a suspension device having slidingmovement upon the strips, and clips located near the outer ends of thestrips, of attaching devices consisting of tabs arranged in pairs andtitted to receive a button, each pair of tabs having a hinged connectionand being provided with a bail for connection with the clips, as and forthe purpose specified.

Y ADOLPII FEINER. I'Vitnesses:

E. P. FoURNEs, II. MosLER.

